Vegetable disaster

The westbound side of the beltline, which is visible from the massive windows right next to my desk, was virtually empty from 7:30-8:30 this morning. Also, the only people at work were the west-siders and cyclists. Where was everyone, we wondered wonderingly? The answer, as it nearly always is, involves a truckload of vegetables. Specifically, a truck of onions. More specifically, a truck of onions that tipped and spilled 60,000 lbs of them across the highway.